A dinner I made for my friends last month: "Chicken" bits with onion and herb breadcrumbs (which was served with VWAV sweet potato fries, garlicky kale and Punk Rock Chickpea Gravy).

These are all from my local pub (by local I mean a one minute walk from my flat), which has recently hired a vegan chef, and is now doing about 5 vegan dishes and 2 vegan desserts. They're planning to expand in the near future, and have asked us to spread the word so they get more vegan customers, so we haven't stopped talking about it! Top to bottom: Battered "fish" and chips, "lamb" hotpot and lemon drizzle cake. Just after xmas we had a turkey roast too, but didn't get any pics of that.

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8ball - no the chicken is from H&B, but the breadcrumb coating is homemade (Co-op onion baguettes blenderised, with added nooch, mixed herbs and roasted squash seeds).

It's the British Oak in Stirchley. If you're visiting there you might as well let me know and we'll have a meet up, since I live so bloody close.

Awesome! My uncle and a bunch of my cousins live in and around Brum; we will definitely check it out next time we're there!

You MUST. Not only do they have all that lush food but they also have about a bazillion different local/homebrewed wines, ales and ciders. The booze is not cheap but the food is - 2 mains + 2 puds for £12. YEEEEEAH.

_________________"Garth, marriage is punishment for stealing in some countries." - Wayne Campbell

That all look forkin' lush, Vez! I'm especially jealous of your having such a pub on your doorstep. And those sweet potatoe patties! WHAT!

Sweet potato patties are ridiculously simple. Grate* a sweet potato (serves 2, multiply accordingly to increase) into a bowl, slowly add flour tbsp by tbsp, mixing well til you get a sticky, mouldable mush. Shape into patties, fry for about 1-2mins on each side. Bish bash bosh, done. You can add spices/seasoning/sauce to taste, but I love the taste of sweet potatoes so much I just left them plain. Them totally sweet tatties, brah don't need no enhancing.

*or use the grater setting on your food processor, if you're posh. I'm old school and poor, so grated it by hand. It helps that I lift weights.

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haha. tatt.ies. I hate not being able to write tatt.ies on here unfiltered. Especially when I don't understaun it! What am I supposed to do when I want to write about neeps and their counterpart on Burns' day in a fortnight? It's just pure racist so it is!

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Pretty stuffed peppers! I am soooo jealous. I wish I could walk out my door and wander right into a place serving vegan food!

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You MUST. Not only do they have all that lush food but they also have about a bazillion different local/homebrewed wines, ales and ciders. The booze is not cheap but the food is - 2 mains + 2 puds for £12. YEEEEEAH.

I WANT TO GO! That sounds amazing. So jealous.

Also, I want to eat all the food. Especially that lemon drizzle cake.

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